Crystal Palace Canine Association

CRYSTAL PALACE CANINE ASSOCIATION

Open show

16 October 2021

Congratulations to the officers & committee of this society for staging a very well-run show & especially during the current period of so many challenges. I enjoyed this appointment very much indeed & was very pleased with my winners & was especially encouraged to see a number of very promising young dogs which, after our period of enforced lockdown, augurs well for the future of our hobby. It was also good to see a number of enthusiastic young handlers competing alongside our much-valued seasoned exhibitors. Everything was run with military precision & I would like to thank my stewards for helping things to run so smoothly. Many thanks also to the society for my gift. Well-publicised ‘not before’ judging times point to the excellent organisational skills of the society, as do the quickly-produced results print-outs on the day. A very slick operation indeed & I wish the society all the best for the future.

Best in Show

BIS went to Aldous & Glaister’s Saluki, Jay JP Sea Bird el Panjsher, top quality cream dog, stylish & attractive, an absolute picture of unexaggerated symmetry, pleasing head & expression, balanced body, loved his light and effortless movement.

RBIS was Cooke’s Irish Terrier, Ch Star du Neufmoulin for Montelle, masculine dog, caught my eye with his leggy & racy outline, attractive long head, used his ears well, good harsh coat texture, right up on his toes, positive mover, full of quality.

Best Puppy in Show

BPIS went to Thornton’s Beagle, Julemark Primrose at Maplelayne, 8 months tan/white bitch, so well handled, had judged her earlier in the day in a decent entry of the breed where I felt she was not only a first-class youngster but also an easy BOB winner. Delighted to see her return for the BPIS final where her classy look, balanced outline & effortless movement carried her through to the top award. Very promising indeed.

RBPIS was Davies’ Dandie Dinmont, Dandie Dream Call Me Winner, well handled 7 months dog, totally captivated by his outgoing temperament, attractive head & expression, large dark eyes, weaselly body of very good proportions, characteristic topline, jaunty movement with ideal amount of reach & drive. Should have a rosy future.

Best Veteran in Show

BVIS went to Burrage’s Cesky, Ch Komidion Night Muisc at Sametova ShCM ShCEx VW, 11 years bitch whose look of quality & animated way of going totally belied her age, attractive head & expression, rectangular body, characteristic topline, excellent muscle tone & especially for her age, moved with drive & excellent head & tail carriage.

RBVIS was Hazeltine, Goddard & Upton’s Pointer, Sh Ch Hookwood By George JW ShCM, well handled 8 years dog, masculine & full of quality, pleasing head & expression, long neck, loved his upstanding appearance with super topline, such a smooth & positive mover with his tail lashing all the while.

Puppy stakes (41,23a)

1 Kettle’s SFT, Foxindean Wild Is The Wind, 11 months bitch, top quality youngster so full of type & quality, appealing head & expression, neat ears, good crest to neck, an outline as smooth as glass which she maintained on the move, super short back, never stopped showing, such an exciting prospect. 2 Kenyon & Ward’s PMD, Charibere Simply The Sequel at Kaianna, 11 months dog, masculine & full of quality, pleasing head & expression, very good forehand, deep chest, well boned, attractive outline both standing & moving, well handled. 3 Brooks & Cairns’ French Bulldog, Corursus Become The One.

Special Beginners stakes (46,28)

1 Edlin’s GSP, Graygees Tsarine, 12 months bitch, feminine bitch of very good type, full of quality, appealing head & expression, neck flowed nicely into her shoulders, well angulated at both ends, gave her handler a bit of a hard time to begin with but eventually settled down, strode out well & really caught my eye. 2 Barham’s Pointer, Droveborough’s Mocha Mayhem, 16 months bitch, very appealing type, long neck, good turn of stifle, stepped out well, good tail carriage. 3 Meads’ Whippet, Rockanor Silver Saphire at Jasbri.

Open stakes (51,30)

1 Parsons’ Afghan, Joneca Fire Cracker by Shukriya JW, masculine dog, super outline with characteristic sweep to hindquarters, loved his aristocratic bearing, long neck, moved with lovely spring in his stride. 2 Vowell & Horn’s Pointer, Droveborough’s Smooth Mover JW, attractive masculine outlook, very good forehand, deep chest, so stylish on the move, tail lashing from side to side. 3 Phillips’ ETT, Ettology Big Bang.

Beagles

J (5) 1 BOB & BP, Thornton’s Julemark Primrose at Maplelayne, 8 months tan/white bitch, eyecatching youngster, so full of quality, clean bone, balanced outline, came into her own on the move, good reach & drive, lovely head & tail carriage, very well handled, pleased to see her return for the BPIS final where it was my pleasure to award her the top prize. 2 Kimber’s Coachbarn Cresta, 7 months bitch, attractive head & expression, dark eyes, clean bone, deep chest, slightly longer cast than first, stepped out quite well once she got into her stride. 3 Simkin’s Simeldaka Senglea Squire. PG (1) 1 Whitton’s Tabula Rasa of Haggatty, feminine bitch, eyes could be slightly darker, compact body, clean bone & tight feet, moved with good head & tail carriage. O (4,1) 1 RBOB, Kimber’s Coachbarn Crier, feminine bitch, good head & expression, dark eyes, quality bone with tight feet, well balanced body, head carriage could be a smidgen better but she carried her stern well, positive mover. 2 Simkin’s Eardley Will Power at Simeldaka, masculine dog, very good head proportions, good bone & feet, deep chest, could stride out slightly more on the move, held his topline well. 3 Whitton & Edge’s Jalhar The Wonder Of You.

Rhodesian Ridgebacks

P (1) 1 RBOB & BP, Jones, Cox & Sullivan’s 11 months dog, Carlincox Habana Gold, promising youngster, quite good head proportions, good angulation at both ends, good ridge & crowns, a tad boisterous to begin with but later settled down, kept his shape well on the move, pleased to see him later win PG4. PG (3,1) 1 Tanner Baldwin’s Barfordridge Zita, feminine bitch, well balanced body, deep chest, very good legs & feet, ridge & crowns OK, could have a smidgen more angulation, stepped out well. 2 Ferris’ Mirengos Moringa, masculine dog, head of fair length with good deep muzzle, very good bone, deep chest, in some ways I preferred his type to that of first but he tended to shorten up on the move, good turn of stifle. O (3,1) 1 BOB, Parker’s Kiromol As You Like It with Azuli JW, well balanced bitch, good head proportions with deep muzzle, well angulated at both ends, good ridge & crowns, held her outline very well on the move. 2 Timms & Henderson’s Carlincox Golden Aura JW, upstanding bitch, good breadth of backskull but would prefer much more strength in muzzle, moved with good stride, clean bone, deep chest, a bit too long cast in body for my own tastes, very well handled.

Pembroke Corgis

PG (1) 1 BOB, Thacker’s Felicita iz Byrshtunovogo Kraju, 18 months bitch, natural bob with half a tail, excelled in head & expression, lovely dark eyes, medium length body, carried slightly too much weight, bone & feet OK, a bit erratic on the move to begin with but later got into her stride, hopefully a tad more schooling will bring her on, lovely biddable temperament.

Glenway Dymock